| Atatürk Museum | |
|---|---|
| Atatürk Evi Müzesi | |
Ataturk's house in Thessaloniki, part of the Turkish consulate complex. |
|
| Established | 1953[1] |
| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Type | Historic house museum |
| Website | Turkish consulate |
The Atatürk Museum (Greek: Μουσείο Ατατούρκ, Mousío Atatúrk, Turkish: Atatürk Evi Müzesi, Atatürk House Museum) is a historic house museum in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The house is the birthplace of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born here in 1881.[2] It is a three-floor house with a courtyard on 24 Apostolou Pavlou Street, next to the Turkish Consulate. Before the acquisition of Thessaloniki by the Greek Army, it was known as "Koca Kasım Paşa district, Islahhane street"[1]. It was built before 1870 and in 1935 the Greek Government gave it to the Turkish State.
In 1955, an alleged bombing of the museum by Greek nationalists led to widespread anti-Greek demonstrations and violence in Istanbul, known as the Istanbul Pogrom.[3]
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||